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Inaccurate Images of America That Delighted Europe

To satisfy customers hungry for visions of the British colonies, these artists created wildly imaginative and inaccurate scenes

How an Artist is Rebuilding a Baghdad Library

“168:01,” an installation now on view at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, encourages visitors to donate books to the University of Baghdad

Chinese-Born Doctor Who Brought Tofu To America

Yamei Kin was a scientific prodigy who promoted the Chinese art of living to U.S. audiences

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The volume was lost after Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the cathedral’s monastery

How Çatalhöyük Survived Climate Disaster

Neolithic farmers switched from cattle to goat herding, abandoned communal dwellings for smaller households to adjust to new climate

This Pacific Island Gave U.S. Troops a Chance to Recharge

For the vast majority of American troops, Saipan was their first experience of tropical living. The heat, the beaches, the swaying palm trees - all offered a welcome respite from the ravages of war

Discovering the Poetry of the U.K.'s Cotton Famine

When the American Civil War crippled England’s cotton industry, impoverished workers turned to poetry to convey their plight

Inaccurate Images of America That Delighted Europe — Inaccurate Images of America That Delighted Europe

To satisfy customers hungry for visions of the British colonies, these artists created wildly imaginative and inaccurate scenes

How an Artist is Rebuilding a Baghdad Library — How an Artist is Rebuilding a Baghdad Library

“168:01,” an installation now on view at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, encourages visitors to donate books to the University of Baghdad

Chinese-Born Doctor Who Brought Tofu To America — Chinese-Born Doctor Who Brought Tofu To America

Yamei Kin was a scientific prodigy who promoted the Chinese art of living to U.S. audiences

Bible Returns to U.K. Cathedral After 500 Years — Bible Returns to U.K. Cathedral After 500 Years

The volume was lost after Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the cathedral’s monastery

How Çatalhöyük Survived Climate Disaster — How Çatalhöyük Survived Climate Disaster

Neolithic farmers switched from cattle to goat herding, abandoned communal dwellings for smaller households to adjust to new climate

This Pacific Island Gave U.S. Troops a Chance to Recharge — This Pacific Island Gave U.S. Troops a Chance to Recharge

For the vast majority of American troops, Saipan was their first experience of tropical living. The heat, the beaches, the swaying palm trees - all offered a welcome respite from the ravages of war

Discovering the Poetry of the U.K.'s Cotton Famine — Discovering the Poetry of the U.K.'s Cotton Famine

When the American Civil War crippled England’s cotton industry, impoverished workers turned to poetry to convey their plight

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